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Short: Yet another Antwerp visit!
Yes I know ... Antwerp ... again! This time the Europa 2 was docked and I had permission to fly the drone so here is the selection of...
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Jul 18, 20251 min read


Short: Antwerp ... again!
Visit number 2 of the season in Antwerp, this time the World Voyager was visiting. Another interesting thing is the classic 1980's bus...
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Jul 14, 20251 min read


Short: Antwerp
The new season of cruise visits has begun and I choose my visits based on my work schedule and adapt when I absolutely want to see a...
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Jul 14, 20251 min read


Short: Belgian Coast
And here we go again! Yes I know, because I sometimes have to drive all the way to Ostend Airport for work, I usually look for ships in...
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May 19, 20253 min read


Short: Belgian Coast
Late April 2025, another day I had to work at OST airport, and ... another day of cruise ships in nearby Zeebrugge. The first one to...
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May 6, 20251 min read


Short: Belgian Coast
In April 2025 I was at Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) for work and decided to make it a full day at the Belgian coast to visit...
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Apr 21, 20251 min read


Short: Weekend ferry to Dover
A random weekend in February, a mission on a Saturday. I had just received my new company car a week before. The mission took me to...
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Mar 9, 20253 min read


Short: Fort Eben-Emael
World War 1 had ended and Belgium realised the need for better protection in case another war would break out. On the other hand,...
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Jan 28, 20251 min read


European road trip
September 2024 - all photos can be found in the complete album here! Travel tips! Péage! France has a system of road tax checkpoints in...
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Jan 25, 202514 min read


Short: Quick stop in Antwerp ... again!
And yet another quick stop with the drone in Antwerp, this time the Balmoral would arrive in the late afternoon when it was already...
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Dec 21, 20241 min read


Short: Queen Mary 2 in Rotterdam
The year is coming to an end and yet ... there is still a lot to see, despite the weather on some days! This morning I went to Eindhoven...
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Dec 21, 20241 min read


Short: Quick stop in Antwerp
Another day at work, this time at Antwerp airport and by noon I was free, so decided to stop by Antwerp cruise terminal where the Amadea...
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Dec 9, 20241 min read


Short: Passing by Zeebrugge (Belgium)
In late Novermber 2024, I had work to do at Ostend Airport (OST) and since I had some time and daylight left, I decided to make a quick...
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Dec 8, 20241 min read


Antonov AN 124-100
Another trip with another iconic aircraft to see. This time I was invited to photograph the amazing Antonov AN 124 at Leipzig airport in...
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Nov 13, 20241 min read


Short: Queen Anne in Rotterdam
On a sunny but windy day in late August, I went all the way to the very tip of Rozenburg in the port of Rotterdam. There is a small...
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Oct 4, 20242 min read


Short: The Hamburg in Antwerp
When I was working in Antwerp this summer in June, I had some time to go to the city, I arranged a permit to fly my drone and since the...
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Oct 1, 20241 min read


A ship spotting weekend
July 2024: Recently I have reorganised the car a bit, I added some gadgets to be able to charge all my equipment on the road. As I had already planned a long road trip, I felt the need to test this new setup and decided to do it at the Belgian coast and combine this with some shipping photography on a 2-day testing trip. Day 1: I left after the morning rush hour and arrived in Calais beach to see some of the newer and older ferries sailing in and out of Calais old and new fer
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Sep 28, 20244 min read


Breguet Br 765 Sahara (Deux Ponts)
Breguet was a French aircraft manufacturer that existed from 1911 to 1971. In 1944, even before World War 2 had ended, the company was...
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Jul 29, 20242 min read


Dornier Do 31
Aviation geeks ... flight simulator fans ... look at this! The Dornier Do 31 was a design from the 1960's for the German Air Force, the...
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May 18, 20241 min read


Short: Scheveningen - May 2024
Another day ... another trip ... a short one! I had worked halfway through the night so I slept out before making my way to Eindhoven...
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May 9, 20243 min read
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